Introduction to Shorthand Principles 

There are 24 consonants, each consonant representing one single sound. In English language there are so many words which have compound consonants sounds (having more than one consonantal sound). To write these compound consonants, additional consonant strokes have not been provided in Pitman’s shorthand. Some of the existing consonants have been used to represent the compound sounds by adding hooks or by writing them as thick forms, yet ensuring formation of concise, brief and facile outlines. Even to represent medial ‘W’ additional use of semi circle has been made to keep the shorthand outlines as brief as possible.

The Meaning of Compound Consonants

As you know in the beginning that simple consonant is a sound which cannot be produced distinctly without the aid of a vowel. The compound consonants are the combination of two consonants. There are eight compound consonants in shorthand with distinct sign. The same are shown in the given tables….

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